The rain/snow mix in town has caused a surge in flows along the whole river, but flows are already dropping and we’d estimate by early in the week we should see things stabilize and the clarity should improve along with it. The river didn’t run “chocolate milk” from this storm and one of the best things about the Truckee is it is very quick to get back into shape, in fact we’ve been fishing through this entire storm and doing pretty well! At it’s peak, the canyon section of the Truckee hit 1,570 CFS this week, but between the passing of the storm and the flows out of Boca Dam tapering off we are seeing the Farad gauging station around 1,200 and dropping. This week we would recommend most anglers seek out the somewhat lower flows here in town, but for those looking to get after it there is still a lot of good fishable water in the canyon, there will just be a lot more hiking to get to them and more weighted needed to get in front of fish. For Truckee flies this week, the name of the game will be using junk. Eggs, worms, stoneflies, crawdads are the best options under the indo, and streamer fishing under the tight line or stripping on a sink tip has been great as well. If things clear up try mixing in some smaller flies, but odds are a well presented double cheeseburger will get plenty of eats right now.

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